Orchestral, String Orchestras, Britten (composer)
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English Music For Strings
RecommendedBritten, Bliss, Bridge, Berkeley
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Here in [the Bridge Lament] is a prime example of the heartfelt precision and beauty of tone that typifies John Wilson’s Sinfonia of London. There’s plenty of heart, too, in their superlative... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021
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The British Project
RecommendedElgar - Britten - Walton - Vaughan Williams
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Gražinytė-Tyla brings a fresheared approach to four English masters of orchestral writing…The Fantasia, rapt and mysterious, receives the most successful performance. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th August 2021
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Record Review, 7th August 2021, Record of the Week
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
LSO String Ensemble, Roman Simovic
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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10, etc.
RecommendedPhilharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Britten conducts Britten vol. 4
RecommendedSviatoslav Richter (piano), Mark Lubotsky (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Julius Katchen (piano), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet),...
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Building a Library, February 2010, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2018, Also recommended
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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra & Simple Symphony
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
the warmth and vitality of the playing has striking presence in this 1969 recording. The strings at the opening sweep one into the fun spirit of [the Simple Symphony] immediately...The performance... —
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Building a Library, October 1999, First Choice
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Vladimir Jurowski conducts Britten
Sally Matthews (soprano), Pieter Schoeman (violin) & Alexander Zemtsov (viola)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
The Double Concerto… is far more than an interesting curiosity. Strongly shaped, impassioned and poetic, with warm, clear recorded sound, this is about as good a version as one could hope for. —
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Legendary Recordings: Josef Vlach & Czech Chamber Orchestra
RecommendedCzech Chamber Orchestra, Josef Vlach
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Building a Library, January 2018, Also Recommended
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The strings of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Richard Studt give freshly alive and highly spontaneous perfomrances. —
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There isn't a single dud item here...Jones's playing of both instruments enthrals. His viola tone is different from the turbocharged massiveness of many of today's soloists; instead he searches... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, Chamber Choice
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